A light fruit cake is a wonderful thing to have in the cupboard, either to serve to guests or to enjoy yourself after a hard morning's work. This is an easy recipe which requires no specialised knowledge at all - anyone can do it. It produces a light textured cake which improves if kept for a few days.

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In a large mixing bowl, rub in your fat, flour and sugar (using your finger tips) until you have a mixture that looks a little like bread crumbs.

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Add the mixed mixed spice, dried fruit, lemon rind and ground almonds and mix them in so that they are evenly distributed through the mixture.

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Add the eggs and syrup and a splash of milk - you need the mixture to be stiff but for your spoon to move through it fairly easily. Mix gently with a wooden spoon.

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Transfer the cake mix into your lined tin and gently spread it out to the edges using a spatula. Make sure to get all the mix out of the bowl.

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Bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes approximately.

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Test the cake is cooked by placing a skewer into the centre. If it is cooked, the skewer will come away clean. Listen to the cake as well, if there is a hissing sound, then place the cake back in the oven for 10 minutes more.

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Leave the cake to cool in the tin. Turn it out after a couple of hours and allow to cool right down on a rack.

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Wrap your cake in tinfoil when it is quite cold, and store.

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Finished.

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